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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

1638 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: brush, firewood

Kunyomi: しば

Onyomi: サイ, シ

Composition: 此 木

柴

Radical

Radical: 木

Meaning: tree

Reading: き

Frequency: 1,369

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)

木

Examples

Onyomi Examples

柴胡 (サイコ) Bupleurum root, Radix Bupleuri

西貢 (サイゴン) Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City

鹿砦 (ロクサイ) abatis

柴 (シバ) brushwood, firewood

柴犬 (シバイヌ) shiba inu (dog breed), shiba, brushwood dog

Kunyomi Examples

柴 (しば) brushwood, firewood

柴犬 (しばいぬ) shiba inu (dog breed), shiba, brushwood dog

火柴 (かしば) match, lucifer

噛柴 (たむしば) willow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia), anise magnolia

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